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Armed forces personnel share of labor force

Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity.

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Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity.

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Armed forces personnel share of labor force

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Values and evidence for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 1.07 Exact value 1.0667873291 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107327 · revision 1 Value 1.0667873291 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.0667873291 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.05 Exact value 1.0477607282 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107326 · revision 1 Value 1.0477607282 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.0477607282 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.03 Exact value 1.0262477036 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107325 · revision 1 Value 1.0262477036 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.0262477036 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9560727945 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107324 · revision 1 Value 0.9560727945 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.9560727945 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.91 Exact value 0.9076190380 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107323 · revision 1 Value 0.9076190380 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.9076190380 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8227658535 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107322 · revision 1 Value 0.8227658535 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.8227658535 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.78 Exact value 0.7767229965 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107321 · revision 1 Value 0.7767229965 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7767229965 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7615118763 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107320 · revision 1 Value 0.7615118763 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7615118763 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7597747902 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107319 · revision 1 Value 0.7597747902 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7597747902 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7521309111 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107318 · revision 1 Value 0.7521309111 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7521309111 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7256606090 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107317 · revision 1 Value 0.7256606090 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7256606090 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.72 Exact value 0.7212630004 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107316 · revision 1 Value 0.7212630004 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7212630004 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.71 Exact value 0.7098181206 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107315 · revision 1 Value 0.7098181206 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7098181206 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.71 Exact value 0.7119489173 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107314 · revision 1 Value 0.7119489173 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7119489173 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6814097590 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107313 · revision 1 Value 0.6814097590 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6814097590 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.71 Exact value 0.7120296958 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107312 · revision 1 Value 0.7120296958 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7120296958 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5843186878 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107311 · revision 1 Value 0.5843186878 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5843186878 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5130314148 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107310 · revision 1 Value 0.5130314148 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5130314148 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5065807050 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107309 · revision 1 Value 0.5065807050 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5065807050 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5622821795 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107308 · revision 1 Value 0.5622821795 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5622821795 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5454889409 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107307 · revision 1 Value 0.5454889409 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5454889409 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5153145800 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107306 · revision 1 Value 0.5153145800 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5153145800 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5208111550 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107305 · revision 1 Value 0.5208111550 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5208111550 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4868290935 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107304 · revision 1 Value 0.4868290935 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4868290935 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4689574709 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107303 · revision 1 Value 0.4689574709 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4689574709 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4578920406 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107302 · revision 1 Value 0.4578920406 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4578920406 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4472530314 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107301 · revision 1 Value 0.4472530314 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4472530314 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4385126197 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107300 · revision 1 Value 0.4385126197 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4385126197 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4364215782 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107299 · revision 1 Value 0.4364215782 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4364215782 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4355974059 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107298 · revision 1 Value 0.4355974059 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4355974059 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4466075819 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107297 · revision 1 Value 0.4466075819 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4466075819 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107296 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107295 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107294 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107293 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107292 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified

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